Poland 1939: When German Soldiers Became War Criminals
2019•52m•8.0•Released
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September 1st, 1939. Nazi Germany invades Poland. The campaign is fast, cruel and ruthless. In these circumstances, how is it that ordinary German soldiers suddenly became vicious killers, terrorizing the local population? Did everyone turn into something worse than wild animals? The true story of the first World War II offensive that marks in the history of infamy the beginning of a carnage and a historical tragedy.
Director
Alexander Hogh
Writer
Martin Ehrmann, Jean-Christoph Caron
Languages
German, Polish
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Nicole Engeln
Self - Narrator (voice)
Jochen Böhler
Self - Historian
Dawid Golik
Self - Historian
Detlef Fetchenhauer
Self - Psychologist
Sybille Steinbacher
Self - Historian
Włodzimierz Borodziej
Self - Historian
Maren Röger
Self - Historian
Cezary Król
Self - Historian
Jan Turnau
Self - Journalist
Adolf Hitler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Heinrich Himmler
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Gruppe 5
Company
ZDF
Company
Phoenix
Producer
Alexander Hesse
Producer
Katharina Krohmann
Producer
Silke Breidenbach
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